{"id":3845,"date":"2017-10-09T14:44:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2017-10-09T14:53:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T13:53:35","slug":"brighton-philharmonic-orchestra-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3845","title":{"rendered":"Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Brighton Dome, 8 October, 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tchaikovsky\u2019s first piano concerto is a bit out of fashion \u2013 apart from, maybe, at Raymond Gubbay concerts. I haven\u2019t heard a live performance for several years but it\u2019s a gorgeous old warhorse and it was a real treat to hear it in the opening concert of Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra\u2019s 93<sup>rd<\/sup> season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/AlexandraDariescuBarryWordsworth8Oct17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/AlexandraDariescuBarryWordsworth8Oct17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/AlexandraDariescuBarryWordsworth8Oct17.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/AlexandraDariescuBarryWordsworth8Oct17-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And what a performance from young Romanian soloist, Alexandra Dariescu who sat at the centre of it like a full-skirted silver fairy. She worked her way colourfully though all those contrasts in the first movement from lyrical to passionate and from thunderous to whispering. She and conductor, Barry Wordsworth achieved a delightful balance in the mini-duets in the second movement with flute, oboe, cello and horn. The elegant delicacy in Dariescu\u2019s playing is quite special.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dariescu-Alexandra_by-Adrian-Stoicoviciu12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dariescu-Alexandra_by-Adrian-Stoicoviciu12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dariescu-Alexandra_by-Adrian-Stoicoviciu12.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dariescu-Alexandra_by-Adrian-Stoicoviciu12-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The concerto was the substantial meat in the sandwich which gave us Schumann\u2019s overture <em>Genoveva <\/em>(yes, new to me too and, I gather to most of the orchestra) at the beginning and Brahms\u2019s third symphony at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The nicely played Schumann included a long \u2013 very Schumannesque \u2013 slow introduction with lush strings before dancing away into a syncopated fortissimo section with nifty work from lower strings and some tuneful interjections and fanfares from brass and woodwind all leading to a satisfyingly resounding conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Wordsworth and the BPO gave us an enjoyable, workmanlike account of the Brahms. Especially noteworthy were the lovely brass and woodwind solos and the cello led 3\/4 melody at the opening of the third movement.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Elkin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton Dome, 8 October, 2017 Tchaikovsky\u2019s first piano concerto is a bit out of fashion \u2013 apart from, maybe, at Raymond Gubbay concerts. 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